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see  

EN[siː]
'to see' UK US
Fvoir
  • NomPLseesSUF-ée
    1. A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
      1. The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric.
        1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
        2. VerbeSGseesPRseeingPTsawPPseen
          1. To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
            1. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path. [ …] It twisted and turned, [ …] and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.
            2. Now I've seen it all!  Michael saw Will off at the train station. ‎
            3. I have been blind since birth and I love to read Braille. When the books arrive in from the library, I can’t wait to see what stories they have sent me. ‎
            4. I saw military service in Vietnam. ‎
          2. To form a mental picture of.
            1. It is not just that we see birds as little versions of ourselves. It is also that, at the same time, they stand outside any moral process. They are utterly indifferent. This absolute oblivion on their part, this lack of sharing, is powerful.
            2. Do you see what I mean? ‎
            3. They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see. ‎
          3. (social) To meet, to visit.
            1. to go to see a friend ‎
            2. I've been seeing her for two months ‎
          4. (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
            1. I'll see you hang for this!  I saw that they didn't make any more trouble. ‎
          5. (gambling) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
            1. I'll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten. ‎
          6. (sometimes mystical) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
            1. The oracle saw the destruction of the city. ‎
          7. To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
            1. I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer. ‎
          8. (used in the imperative) Used to emphasise a proposition.
            1. You see Johnny, your Dad isn't your real dad. ‎
          9. (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
            1. Step 4: In the system, check out the laptop to the student (see: "Logging Resources" in the Tutor Manual). ‎
            2. This article is about the insect. For the English rock band, see The Beatles. ‎
            3. For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C. ‎
        3. Plus d'exemples
          1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
            • I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
            • Chris’s heart leapt when she saw the expressions on her teachers’ faces. (the teacher + s’)
            • The spine is the book's backbone. Because the spine is generally all you can see when a book is on the shelf, the spine displays the title and author of the book and is often ornately decorated.
          2. Utilisé au début de la phrase
            • Seeing the trip cord of a bouncing Betty nearby gave us cold chills, and we moved all the more slowly through the woods.
            • See how thy blood cruddles at this. — Beaumont and Fletcher.
            • See if you can make head or tail of this chapter. I'm baffled.
          3. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
            • The teen-aged boy boasted that he was going to get laid by the homecoming queen, because she was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen.
            • At night the streetlights of Paris are beautiful to see.
            • Our retail sales floor is the levelest playing field I’ve yet seen.

        Meaning of see for the defined word.

        Grammaticalement, ce mot "see" est un nom, plus spécifiquement, un noms dénombrable. C'est aussi un verbe, plus spécifiquement, un verbes par type d'inflexion.
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          1. Noms
            • Noms Dénombrable
            • Verbes
              • Verbes par type d'inflexion
                • Verbes irréguliers
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            Liens Connexes:
            1. en seemed
            2. en seen
            3. en seems
            4. en seem
            5. en seeing
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